Russia's president meets with Deep Purple, his favorite band

Russia's president Medvedev meets with Deep Purple, his favorite band

Associated Press
March 23, 2011

MOSCOW - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, a big heavy metal fan, has fulfilled a lifelong dream by getting to meet his favorite rock band, Deep Purple.

The British group met the leader for tea at his residence of Gorki outside Moscow on Wednesday, Russian news agencies said.

The 45-year-old president told Deep Purple the band has been a favorite of his since the age of 12. He also revealed that as a DJ at his school in Leningrad he would play rock music at discos, after first getting the approval of the Communist youth organization.

Medvedev is a well-known heavy metal fan, while Vladimir Putin, his predecessor and Russia's current prime minister, is reported to be an ABBA fan.

That band once stayed in a hotel I worked in as a kid.

As a note, I think they're greatest song was "Lazy." I had their album "Machine Head" and this was by far my favorite song from that album, if not one of my all time favorite songs. It's a long one, but well worth the listen.

Great band. I own most of their stuff. I'm a big Ritchie Blackmore fan.

Lazy, live in 1993 in England. With the Mark II version of the band (Machine Head lineup). The song is a bit faster than the original but it's badass watching Blackmore pick away..........

Yeah... but I still prefer the original version by miles...

dblboggie wrote:Yeah... but I still prefer the original version by miles...

Yeah, the original is classic.

Btw, you really, really have to watch this here. See my description before the video. Get back to me on this........
https://superiorpolitics.forumotion.com/t26-deep-purple-perfect-strangers#133